Course Objectives
The 4 semesters course consists of 12 class room teaching curricular units, enriched by seminars and study visits, and an annual project/internship. This latter, has a mandatory public defense of a written original dissertation/thesis, or an internship report, or a project work, and allows students to develop projects and/or internships in straight collaboration with Health Institutions and Companies working in the area of Biomedical Instrumentation.
Access Conditions
The access conditions are those set forth in the Regulation of the study cycle conducting the MSc degree, by the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra, published in:
Diário da República, 2ª Série, N. 84, May 2, 2019, Despacho N. 4501/2019, Capítulo II – Artigo 7 and Capítulo VII – Artigo 26.
Professional Outlets
The MSc graduates in Biomedical Instrumentation have skills that allow them to work in maintenance / marketing / equipment development companies, hospitals (??equipment maintenance area), and I&D.
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Portuguese.
Learning Objectives
The Biomedical Instrumentation MSc aims to provide graduates from areas related to Biomedical Engineering, with complementary training in Biomedical Instrumentation, in a professional perspective, giving formation in areas such as sensor technology, radiation detectors, lasers, automatic control systems, robotic systems, communication networks, decision support systems, signal and image processing, increasingly present in biomedical equipment.
Access to Superior Studies
Post graduation and PhD course
Course Coordinators
Tronco comum
| Curricular Unit | Code | ECTS | Period |
| Analysis of Biomedical Data | 60013188 | 6 | 1st S |
| Communication Networks in Biomedicine | 60013222 | 6 | 1st S |
| Data Acquisition and Virtual Instrumentation | 60013211 | 6 | 1st S |
| Decision Support and Diagnosis Models | 60013199 | 6 | 1st S |
| Optical Instrumentation for Diagnostics and Therapeutics | 60013200 | 6 | 1st S |
| Biomedical Signal and Image Processing | 60013267 | 7 | 2nd S |
| Information Systems in Healthcare | 60013278 | 3 | 2nd S |
| Life Support Systems | 60013244 | 7 | 2nd S |
| Radiation Protection and Dosimetry | 60013233 | 7 | 2nd S |
| Robótica Médica | 61000324 | 6 | 2nd S |
| Curricular Unit | Code | ECTS | Period |
| Manutenção de Equipamentos e Instalações (TRI) | 61000359 | 6 | 1st Q |
| Tecnologias de Apoio a Pessoas com Necessidades Especiais (TRI) | 61000341 | 6 | 1st Q |